📍 7 Rustic Hill Road, North Scituate, Providence County, 02857
Ponaganset Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in North Scituate, Providence County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Foster-Glocester school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponaganset Middle School enrolls 426 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 397 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 426 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ponaganset Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-20, state senate district 23, state house district 40.
Ponaganset Middle School is one of 2 schools in Foster-Glocester, based in North Scituate, Rhode Island. The district serves 1,273 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Ponaganset Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 637 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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